I cannot send mail from my iphone 4s

I have an iphone 4s, and a virgin.net mail account. And my Iphone 4s cannot send mail, where as my previous Iphone (Version 1 I think?), did.

Now my outgoing mail gets clogged up for weeks with mails that will not send, and I cannot delete sending them as the edit button is not highlighted. Anyone now how to make my mail send?

Also, very often if I collect mail on my phone, then the mail does not get sent also to my laptop apple mail, this is frustrating as it means I have to login online to push all my mail to my apple mail.

Both of these factors sort of make mail on my phone to frustrating to use and the whole idea of mail on my phone redundant.

If the account is a POP account, a POP account is designed to be accessed with a single email client only. Only one email client at a time can communicate with the incoming mail server. When one email client is communicating with the incoming mail server including when downloading new messages, if a 2nd email client attempts to do the same at the same time, the incoming mail server will temporarily lock out the 2nd email client.

No such problem with an IMAP account which is designed to be accessed with more than one email client.

Regarding sending email, if virgin.net does not have an authenticated SMTP server, you will have problems sending with the account.

Sounds like the account you are using is from the early dark ages of email account access with an email client - a POP account and no authenticated SMTP server.

Hmm, maybe it is an email from the early dark ages. Now, I would like to update, so what is the best email to update to? And is there a way of updating where all the emails that get sent to my old address are pushed to my new address, thus not having to contact everyone and say 'My email has changed'?

More Like This

Retrieving data ...

This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only.
Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use.